02. Blossom!
Thank you! I may have gone a little too ham with this... But enjoy! I'm a little rusty with writing and also I did this quickly so it might not be my best work but I had fun ^_^
P.S. I Swear I tried to write something cute or funny but I think I am physically incapable of making it weird or sad lol
It wasn’t often that the flower vendor passed by Garreg Mach these days, her good being greatly varied — from lush greens for a garden and potted plants to flower bouquets. As Dimitri took a stroll down the market, he was painfully aware of all the eyes on him… All this time, up until Rodrigue’s death, he had been looking away from them all, when they turned to him for help. Looking around the market, his attention first drifted to the armory. He went to check whether there was anything new there, when a thought passed by his mind.
He probably should have given a gift to the person who cared for him deeply, but got pushed away. Cyrus Lenz, the person who nursed him back to health when Dimitri lost his eye — he made it very hard to tell if he cared or not. Ever since Dimitri reunited with his used-to-be classmates and the Professor, Cyrus had been distant, spending most of his free time training and sparring with other sword fighters. However, Dimitri had seen him fight in the battle at Gronder Field, which made it clear as day that Cyrus still cared, deeply. Putting one’s life on the line was a Faerghan way to say that, after all…
Heaving a sigh, Dimitri perused the armory. The vendor started to fuss as soon as he recognized him.
“We have a new collection of swords and daggers available, Your Highness,” the vendor smiled. “They’re all a valuable find. Surely you would be interested.”
“Are they, now…”
Dimitri rubbed his chin in thought, as his mind wandered… Should he give one of such daggers to Cyrus? At first, this seemed like a great idea, but then he remembered the amount of times everyone made fun of him for giving a dagger as a gift to someone else he cared about… His mind wandered to that person, rage flashing in his eye for a brief moment.
Squeezing his eye shut, Dimitri turned away from the store he was browsing… Only to be met with a pleasant floral aroma. He opened his eye, and saw an abundance of colors. He found himself wandering towards the store. He touched one of the flowers as gently as he could — a rose. Its petals were soft, smooth… It soothed Dimitri. For some reason, it reminded him of Cyrus. The rage on his face was replaced with a soft smile.
“It’s not often I see a warrior such as yourself enjoy flowers,” the flower vendor grinned; she didn’t seem to recognize Dimitri as the Prince yet. Perhaps she was new around here…
“Do I really have an exterior of someone who would not appreciate their beauty?” Dimitri smiled; the lack of formality was also comforting. He picked up the rose flower by its stem, only to feel the sting of a thorn… He pulled his hand away and noticed his thumb bleeding.
“That’s roses for you,” the vendor looked at the rose flowers standing neatly in a vase full of water. “They’re beautiful, but they also sting… And they wilt so quickly.”
Those words etched themselves in Dimitri’s mind. He stood there, his eye jumping between the blossom and the cut in his already scarred hand.
“What is one more wound for me? As you said, I am a man of war. I can take the thorns.” He took the rose again, this time avoiding the thorns, and looked at it up close. With a deep sigh, he touched the soft petals again, an almost pained smile on his face.
“Are you thinking about the rose right now, Dimitri?” The vendor gave him a smirk as the question startled the prince enough to make him look up from the flower. “Or about someone you know?”
Dimitri couldn’t answer, even though his heart desperately wanted to. He stood there, still staring at the rose with a furrowed brow, but it wasn’t rage that was clouding his mind this time.
“If it really reminds you of them, you should give this flower to them. It’s on the house.”
“… No, I can afford to-”
As Dimitri looked up, he found himself standing in a lonely corner of the marketplace, in front of a bush of roses that just happened to bloom there.
It wasn’t the first time something of the sort happened to him, causing him to wander off somewhere or speak to people who weren’t truly there, but usually it wasn’t something this… pleasant, so to speak.
After rotating the rose in his hand for a good minute, Dimitri turned around to leave the marketplace with it… Only to see Cyrus before him.
“Your Highness…”
Cyrus looked worn out, his voice monotone and quiet, but concern still showed through his seemingly cold expression. Through the thorns…
Dimitri couldn’t bring himself to say anything, and instead just handed Cyrus the rose blossom, his heart aching as he hoped the other man would accept it. Taking the rose, Cyrus, for some reason, didn’t even look shocked… But he did smile.
“I only wish for you to know that I… Appreciate your efforts in battle,” Dimitri blurted after a minute of silence.
“You don’t exactly give people roses for that,” Cyrus sighed, deep sadness returning to his eyes after the brief respite of a smile. “However, I will continue giving my best efforts. Thank you, Your Highness.”
Saying that, Cyrus turned and left the marketplace promptly, leaving Dimitri alone, his palms stinging with pain as he realized that the cuts were plenty, instead of just one.
Perhaps a weapon truly would make a better gift in this case.
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Need to get that Flashman rant out of you this is your chance to shine. I believe in you.
OOH I’ll try my best…
Not My Type | Alright | Cute | Adorable | Pretty | Gorgeous | LORD MERCY
I’ll give it to him!!! I’ll give him that lord mercy he’s THE bad bitch…
No but truly, flashman is SUCH a fun character to explore for me… while I do tend to make fun of him I genuinely have a lot of serious thoughts about him auu I can share some here…
Flashman is a proud annoying insecure bitch… he considers time stopper his purpose more than fighting megaman, since he finds it sort of pathetic to have that be the reason he was made… although it’s an undeniable aspect of his programming flash tends to deny it. in some way it elevates him above the other 2s to pretend he’s different or “better” in ways he can’t do through battle as he is more fragile than the others. He does tend to flaunt his weapon as well because it does separate him from the others… using it for whatever he likes whenever he likes, even though it consumes a lot of energy, sometimes even pushing himself past his limit for no reason other than to show off. this is a problem though since he is so prone to overheating and even explosion because of his battery and heavy power usage… Flash also tends to be the one with the responsibility to control quickman because of his time stopper, which he pretends is a pain but he does actually enjoy as a way to show his power, since the others either can’t or don’t bother with quickman.
In conclusion yeah I’d smash
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